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Meaning of immaterialize in English:

immaterialize

Pronunciation /ˌɪməˈtɪərɪəlʌɪz/

verb

(also immaterialise)

  • 1To render or conceive of as immaterial or incorporeal.

  • 2To become immaterial; to disappear.

Origin

Early 18th century; earliest use found in Thomas Ken (1637–1711), bishop of Bath and Wells and nonjuror. From immaterial + -ize.